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Postgraduate Course: Modern Scottish Fiction (ENLI11016)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaEnglish Literature Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course will explore the development of modern Scottish fiction from the 1980s to the present, looking at the relationship of the novels both to the traditions of Scottish writing and to issues raised by postmodernism and postcolonialism. In particular, we explore the development of various formal strategies by Scottish novelists to deal with the specific historical and cultural problems posed by trying to narrate a society which does not have an autonomous political or social narrative to provide a pattern for novelistic emplotment.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Purchase of essential texts as required.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will gain an understanding of the contemporary Scottish novel that enables them to relate to a discussion of its various generic modes, forms, styles, voices and locations to specific sets of socio-cultural and political contexts. In particular they will be able to map the role played by contemporary fiction in helping to devolve and reclaim identities and histories repressed by the incorporation of Scotland within an overarching Britishness. However, they will also be able to question the notion of a unitary national identity through reference to a series of dynamics concerning gender, sexuality, class, race, place and social demographics. In the context of a new post-devolutionary Scotland, students will have learned that the novel as a cultural and political form is not merely concerned with nation-building but also with the release of other emancipatory energies, such as class or gender, that contribute to the establishment of a more equitable civic and public space in contemporary Scottish society. In doing so, they will have reached an understanding of a broad range of both canonical and lesser known Scottish novelists that equips them with a comprehensive overview of modern Scottish fiction.
Assessment Information
One essay of 4,000 words.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Alex Thomson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3058
Email: Alex.Thomson@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs June Haigh
Tel: (0131 6)50 3612
Email: j.haigh@ed.ac.uk
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